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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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I have a SC400 1JZgte swap, I have never charged up the a/c since the conversion, and I cannot find the low pressure valve!!

There is nothing. Of course I can find the high pressure, it sticks out like a sore thumb! And It is getting hot here... 103+ every day!

Thanks in advance!

Here is the back of the compressor...
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:41 AM
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Another pic
Here is the high pressure valve... Nice location..
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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This is not a duplicate post..
This is where the BMW's are.. both of them..
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:45 AM
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One more picture, "Oh where oh where has the little valve gone, oh where oh where can it be... with its.."

This is beside the ABS stuffs..
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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I didn't realize that A/C was performance...

Thanks for the move..
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 10:51 AM
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ummm so they removed the low side valve?...follow the lines and it should lead it to you normally its along the left side of the engine bay
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haha, that sucks.

The early SC400s had the low side valve ON the compressor. Now you are running an SC300 compressor and there's no valve on it. You have two options, get SC300 low side hardlines or integrate a valve somewhere in the system. I'd integrate the valve on the l.p. flex line.

Edit - LoL at A/C being in the performance section.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by LexusFTW
haha, that sucks.

The early SC400s had the low side valve ON the compressor. Now you are running an SC300 compressor and there's no valve on it. You have two options, get SC300 low side hardlines or integrate a valve somewhere in the system. I'd integrate the valve on the l.p. flex line.

Edit - LoL at A/C being in the performance section.
ya that is funny but he does have a performance motor.LOL
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